Rapiers

Our Munich Town Watch Rapier has a relatively wide blade, which makes it ideal for both functions. It is a replica of a rapier type found in many museums today: in the Munich Armory, the Bavarian Army Museum in Ingolstadt, Germany or catalogue number A612 in the Wallace Collection, for example.

Made around 1600, this rapier has a strong, tapering blade hand forged from carbon steel with a narrow ricasso inside the finger ring. Its elegant complex basket has side guard rings and a knuckle bow. The hardwood grip is elaborately wrapped with iron wire with braided wire at the ends. A riveted pommel shaped like a flattened ball completes the hilt.

This Munich Town Watch Rapier includes a black leather scabbard with a mount and chape.

Total Length: 100.5cm
Blade Length: 83.5cm
Grip Length: 8.5cm
Weight: 1.56kg
Blade Thickness (base): 3.7mm
Blade Thickness (CoP): 3.7mm
Blade Width (base): 4.2cm
Blade Width (CoP): 2.7cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 6cm
Centre of Percussion (CoP): 31.5cm
Blade: High Carbon Steel
Edge: Sharp
Pommel: Peened
Scabbard: Leather, Wood, Steel

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.